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CRM in Local Government

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Datamonitor
Published: July 2005
Product Code: R313-11795
Description
Introduction
CRM technologies allow local governments to improve the delivery of constituent services and increase internal efficiency. This Datamonitor report provides insight into the market opportunities for CRM vendors in global local governments. This report also includes a survey of 110 US state and local government agencies.

Scope
Overview of the local government market for CRM globally.
Profiles of key vendors serving the local government CRM market.
Phone-based interviews with 110 state and local government agencies
Sample included a cross-section of agencies by level of government, type and size.
Highlights
Local governments are investing in CRM to improve the delivery of constituent services and to streamline processes.

While many local governments have implemented CRM applications on-site, Datamonitor believes that there will be greater adoption of the hosted model in the future. In addition, Datamonitor anticipated that voice-enabled software will become a larger component of CRM systems for local government but will never completely replace live agents.

Reasons to Purchase
Enhance your messaging and positioning with current, in-depth information on the local government market.
Tailor your CRM solutions strategy to address specific pain points facing local governments.
Benchmark your company relative to vendors already supplying CRM to local governments.
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3

Introduction 3

Market context 3

Competitor dynamics 4

The future decoded 4

CHAPTER 2 INTRODUCTION 11

What is this report about? 11

Who is the target reader? 11

How to use this report 12

CHAPTER 3 MARKET CONTEXT 13

Introduction 13

Key findings 13

The need for IT in local government 15

Inefficiency 15

Limited personnel resources 16

Public safety concerns 16

Need for better communication networks 16

Legislative requirements 16

What CRM means for local government 17

Differences between private sector CRM and local government CRM 18

Constituent service 19

Marketing 20

Sales 20

Analytics 20

Drivers and trends 21

Constituent demands for better service 21

311 call centers 22

Central government requirements 24

Need to cut costs or increase revenue 24

Government inefficiency 24

Lack of accountability 25

Desire to differentiate between localities or candidates 25

Inhibitors 25

Costs 26

Resistance to cultural change 26

Silo mentality 26

Citizen privacy concerns 26

Local government CRM capabilities: interaction and workflow management 27

Interaction management 28

Workflow management 29

Issues involved in the local government CRM decision 30

Hosted solution vs. owned and operated 30

Live agent vs. voice automation 31

Examples of CRM in local government 31

New York City 311 Citizen Service Center 31

Dacorum Borough Council 32

Baltimore CitiStat 33

CHAPTER 4 COMPETITIVE DYNAMICS 34

Introduction 34

Key findings 34

Profiles of select CRM vendors in the local government market 35

Motorola 35

Onyx Software 36

Remedy 37

RightNow 38

Siebel 39

Talisma 40

CHAPTER 5 THE FUTURE DECODED 42

Introduction 42

Key findings 42

Greater use of hosted options 43

Voice-enabled software only to complement live agents 43

More sophisticated analytics 44

Limited integration with departmental databases 44

CHAPTER 6 APPENDIX 45

Supplementary data 45

Research methodology 45

Related readings 45

SPP writing team 46

How to contact experts in your industry 47





LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: Improving customer service is the top motivation for agencies to invest in IT 17

Figure 2: The main functions of CRM are sales, marketing, and constituent service 19

Figure 3: State and local government look for online and mobile functionalities 22

Figure 4: Agencies prefer constituents use electronic channels 23

Figure 5: Local governments are most interested in improving constituent interaction and problem solving 28





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